Background The Advanced Paramedic (AP) is a relatively recent role in Ireland and refers to a prehospital practitioner with Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills and training. The Advanced Paramedic Clinical Activity Study ...

In the context of the excellent report of successful control of an outbreak of
carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Italian neonatal intensive care
unit published in this journal (1), we wish to report the ...

This research is focused on teacher education students in initial, concurrent teacher education programmes at the University of Limerick (UL). This longitudinal study tracks two cohorts of student teachers from Year Two ...

Ireland is in the midst of a recession, with the unemployment rate at 14.7% (CSO 2012). The negative health implications of unemployment are well documented and wide ranging such as high levels of chronic disease, impaired ...

Conroy, Sharon(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)

The purpose of this case study was to investigate if early school leaving is still a problem in Ireland, and if so, what are the reasons for it and also what is being done to try and prevent the problem. The study focused ...

Shortt, Joseph F.(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2010)

This case study evaluates the challenges encountered in the implementation of a Virtual Learning Environment in a secondary school in Ireland. The VLE had been in use at the school for four years yet the take up by teachers ...

Background
The Mid-West of Ireland has higher than average national rates of invasive extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) bloodstream infections and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), with increasing ...

An exploration into the effectiveness of a guidance counsellor education programme is taking place in the South of Ireland. The study is observing if the programme is providing quality graduates to practice as guidance ...

Since the mid 1990’s there has been an increased emphasis on ICTs in national educational policies, particularly in developed countries. This has been reflected in increased levels of Government expenditure coupled with ...

While the term specialist in nursing can be traced to the turn of the 20th Century, it is only since 2001 that a framework was developed for a clinical career pathway in Ireland. This framework has promoted the development ...

Since the commencement of intellectual disability nurse training in 1959, both education
and service provision philosophies have changed over time in Ireland. These changes
have occurred in response to national and ...

There is much left to learn about the experience of recovery among homeless individuals. Little is known about the process involved in recovery, or about the factors that influence this process (Gillis, Dickerson & Hanson, ...

Background Osteoporosis constitutes a major public health concern and its underlying
pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial. Although hereditary factors strongly
contribute to bone health, behavioural factors can ...

For over 10 years between 1997 and 2007, Ireland’s so-called Celtic Tiger economy
was characterized by unprecedented economic development allied with significant
social and cultural change.1 For example, based on a ...

Due to the rise in use and general growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the roles of some ICT Coordinators in the Irish secondary school system have expanded to combine a large number of duties. To ...

Ireland has experienced unprecedented inward migration in recent times.
According to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and
Interculturalism (NCCRI 2008), 200 languages are now spoken in Ireland.
The 2006 ...

This thesis is concerned with exploring the state of primary science education in Ireland, with a particular focus on devising a developmental framework and a form of an intervention for supporting the promotion of the ...

O'Sullivan, Stephanie(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)

Background: Recently, there is a growing interest in the role of veterinary physiotherapy; however the concept of this speciality is still in its infancy in Ireland (Doyle and Horgan 2006). The apparent paucity of evidence ...

This current study reports on the findings from a two year longitudinal exploratory case study. A qualitative dominant mixed methods approach was used to establish the orientations of a cohort of Irish pre-service teachers ...

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) refers to a collection of rare inherited connective tissue
diseases in which minimal contact with the skin can result in painful blisters and wounds.
This survey is part of a larger research ...